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Arla Foods Consolidated Annual Report 2021 / Environmental, social and governance (ESG) data / Notes
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2.1 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS
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an FTES INCREASED DUE TO INSOURCING AND INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
People are crucial to Arla's success, so it is imperative to
know how the group deploys these resources across
geographies and time. The number of employees is
measured in full-time equivalents (FTEs). The total
number of FTEs increased by 3.0 per cent compared to
last year. A key driver was insourcing of administrative
tasks in UAE and Oman and expansion of production
capacity in Bahrain to enable increased demand and
the move of production lines from Denmark and Saudi
Arabia. The increase in FTEs in Denmark can be
ascribed to expansion in Arla Foods Ingredients and
insourcing of IT and marketing activities.
Over the last five years, the FTE level increased on
average 2 per cent per year. The numbers show a shift
from our core European markets to Poland and
international markets, especially to MENA. This
supports Arla's strategic plan to expand the share of
business outside Europe, where the outlook for growth
is more promising.
Full-time equivalents split by employee type, 2021
White-collar
37%
Blue-collar
63%
20,617
Employees
ESG Table 2.1 Full-time equivalents
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Denmark
7,565
7,350
7,258
7,264
7,069
UK
3,616
3,761
3,407
3,387
3,477
Sweden
3,076
3,114
2,977
3,001
3,029
Germany
1,590
1,632
1,681
1,759
1,809
Saudi Arabia
Poland
North America
974
970
952
965
1,009
582
529
511
463
433
501
479
477
502
496
The Netherlands
349
351
339
327
320
Finland
364
336
319
325
325
Other countries
2,000
1,498
1,253
1,197
Full-time equivalents
20,617
20,020 19,174
19,190
1,006
18,973
Accounting policies
FTEs are defined as the contractual working hours of
an employee compared to a full-time contract in the
same position and country. The full-time equivalent
figure is used to measure the active workforce counted
in full-time positions. An FTE of 1.0 is equivalent to a
full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 equals half of the
full workload.
The average FTE figure reported in Note 1.2 in the
consolidated financial statements, and in ESG Note 2.1
is calculated as an average figure for each legal entity
during the year based on quarterly measurements
taken at the end of each quarter.
All employees are included in the FTE figure, including
employees who are on permanent and temporary
contracts. Employees on long-term leave, e.g. maternity
leave or long-term sick leave, are excluded.
The majority of employees in production and logistics
are classified as blue-collar employees, while employees
in sales and administrative functions are classified as
white-collar employees. The ratio of white-collar to
blue-collar employees is calculated based on FTEs as
at 31 December.
Employee data is handled centrally in accordance
with GDPR. The FTE figure is reported internally on a
monthly basis. To improve data quality, data is validated
by each legal entity on a quarterly basis.View entire presentation